Note that only 2 alternate teams in each event are invited to the All-Star Relay meet. The preliminary seedings shown above may display more than 2 alternate teams: this is just to help teams in planning. As scratches are made, some teams will move up to be the first or second alternate.

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2018 MCSL Coaches Invitational Long Course Meet

Date, Location & Schedule

The MCSL Coaches Invitational Long Course Meet will be held at the Rockville Swim and Fitness Center on Tuesday, July 10th. The meet will begin at 6:00 pm and the facility will be opened at 4:30 pm. The warm-up schedule is listed below:

Age Group

Start & End Times

Sprint Lanes

8 & Under

5:00 thru 5:10

2 & 7

9 – 10 & 11 – 12

5:10 thru 5:30

2 & 7

13-14 & 15 – 18

5:30 thru 5:50

2 & 7

There will be a 30-minute break after event #26 to allow for a warm-up period for swimmers in the breaststroke and butterfly events.

Swimmers may only warm-up in the Competition Pool during the designated warm-up periods. There will be NO other pools at the Center available for warm-up.

Starting bocks will be used at this meet. For swimmers who are not familiar with starting off a starting block, the Swim Center will open the pool for “practice starts only” from 8:30 am to 9:00 am on the morning of the meet. Swimmers must be accompanied by and supervised by a coach, and should enter the facility through the main outdoor entrance.

Scratch Deadline and Procedure

If a swimmer, based on previous time rankings, expects they will be seeded in the meet and they either (1) do not plan on participating in the meet or (2) do not want to swim a particular event, they should scratch from the events they do not want to swim. Scratches for this meet will not be accepted after July 2nd and must be submitted utilizing the MCSL Online Scratch process.

USA Swimming Sanctioned Meet

This meet is sanctioned by Potomac Valley Swimming and USA Swimming and officiated by Certified USA Swimming Officials and will be judged using USA Swimming Rules (not MCSL Stroke & Turn Rules). Times swum by swimmers that are members of USA Swimming are considered official USA Swimming times.

Check-in Procedures

There is no Clerk of Course utilized at this meet. All swimmers should report to their assigned lanes for their events. Alternates should check-in with the Deck Referee in advance of the event for which they are entered as an alternate. If there are empty lanes they will be placed in a lane. If there are empty lanes and no alternates present at the start of the event the lanes will not be filled.

Officials

Only USA Swimming Certified officials are eligible to work this meet. If you are interested in working the meet please indicate your interest by contacting Jim Garner at rules@mcsl.org.

Timers and Other Volunteers - Sign Up Here

For all parents and coaches able to serve as Head Timer, Assistant Head Timer, Lane Timer or Marshal during the meet, please sign up using the following link - MCSL SignUp Genius.

Also, we are always looking for individuals interested in performing the National Anthem. If you are interested or know someone that might be interested, please reach out to Marty Cohen at competition@mcsl.org.

Meet T-Shirts

Meet T–Shirts for this event are provided by Capital Sport & Swim. Shirts have been ordered for all swimmers and alternates (rank 1 thru 10) that are listed on the Long Course seeding posted on the web. Shirts may be picked-up by a team Representative, at the Awards table, during the meet.

Meet Programs

Meet programs will be uploaded to the MCSL website in advance of the meet and will be available to be downloaded or printed. Meet programs will not be available on site.

Team Tents

Tents may be placed on the grassy areas behind the Officials tent. No tents will be permitted in the grassy area between the Competition and the upper Recreation pools.

Parking

Entrance to the Centers parking lot is only through the easternmost (indoor pool) driveway and the exit is through the westernmost (outdoor pool) driveway.

A fee of $1.00 is charged for parking in the Center’s lot. You may drop someone off without paying the fee but you cannot park in the lot and must exit after dropping off. If you choose to park in the Centers lot only park in defined spaces. Do not make your own parking space.

If you do not park in the Centers lot you may park on Martins Lane, the Rock Terrace School parking lot (do not park on their fields or grass) or in the Board of Education parking lot off of Mannakee Street.

Do not park on the baseball field across the street from the Center or on side streets as this will likely result in you receiving a City of Rockville parking ticket.

Please assist the staff in making the parking operation a smooth one.

Advertising

Advertising in the meet program and the selling of products on site is limited to MCSL Gold Sponsors.

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2018 MCSL All Star Relay Meet

Date, Location & Schedule

The MCSL All Star Relay Meet will be held in two separate sessions at the Rockville Swim and Fitness Center on Saturday, July 28th. Section I (Divisions A thru H) will begin at 7:00 am and Section II (Divisions I thru O) will begin at 10:00 am. The facility will open at 6:00 am.

The entire pool will be available for general warm-up but only lanes 2, 3, 6 and 7 of the Competition area will be available for Starts and Sprints. All swimmers must enter the pool at the Start End only. The warm-up schedule for each Section is listed below:

If a relay team is seeded in the meet and does not plan on competing the Representative/Coach of that team should scratch the team from their event. Scratches for this meet must be submitted by 6:00 pm on Monday, July 23rd and must be submitted by sending an email to automation@mcsl.org.

Check-in Procedures

All coaches must pick up their relay cards from the Clerk of Course at the start of warm-ups. The relay card must be completed and returned to the Clerk of Course per the below schedule.

Events Due To Clerk of Course

1 thru 4 20 minutes before start of meet5 thru 8 No later than start of meet9 thru 12 No later than start of Event 513 thru 16 No later than start of Event 917 thru 22 No later than start of Event 13

If a team does not turn in a completed relay card in accordance with the above schedule and an alternate team has been assigned the original team WILL NOT be allowed to swim the event.

Only relay cards must be returned to the Clerk of Course. Swimmers should report directly to their assigned lanes.

Officials, Timers/Take-Off Judges and Other Volunteers

The MCSL All Star Relay Meet requires the staffing of two full sets of Officials, Timers, Take-Off Judges and Other Volunteers since the meet is run in two sessions – Section I and Section II. This meet is a unique event in that each Division swims approximately the same number of Relay teams. As a result, we need All Divisions to solicit volunteers and help staff the meet.

The All Star Officials/Volunteers Coordinator for each Division will be soliciting volunteers to work as Officials (Referee, Starter and Stroke & Turn Judges) as well Timers/Take-Off Judges/Marshals. If you wish to work as an official, please contact the competition committee at competition@mcsl.org with the section you will be attending, your preferred assignment and your team affiliation. All other volunteers are asked to sign up using the following links:

Preliminary All Star Relay Seeding’s for each Section will be posted in advance of the meet with Final Seeding’s posted by the Thursday before the Meet. If you identify errors or have questions regarding your teams seeding you should reach out to Bob Hincke at automation@mcsl.org.

Meet T-Shirts

Meet T–Shirts for this event may be ordered in advance of the meet through Capital Sport & Swim. Use this sizing sheet and this order form. T-Shirts may be ordered for all Relay team members, that are listed on the All Star Relay seeding (including alternates) posted on the web. T-Shirts may be picked-up, by a team Representative, at the Capital Swim & Sport tent during the meet.

Meet Programs

Meet programs will be available on the MCSL website in advance of the meet. Meet programs will not be available on site.

Team Tents

Team tents may be placed on the grassy areas behind the starting end of the Competition Pool. No tents will be permitted in the grassy area between the Competition Pool and the upper Recreation pools. Tents left overnight at the pool for Individual All Stars are left at the owner's risk.

Parking

Entrance to the Centers parking lot is only through the easternmost (indoor pool) driveway and the exit is through the westernmost (outdoor pool) driveway.

A fee of $1.00 is charged for parking in the Center’s lot. You may drop someone off without paying the fee but you cannot park in the lot and must exit after dropping off. If you choose to park in the Centers lot only park in defined spaces. Do not make your own parking space.

If you do not park in the Centers lot you may park on Martins Lane, the Rock Terrace School parking lot (do not park on their fields or grass) or in the Board of Education parking lot off of Mannakee Street.

Do not park on the baseball field across the street from the Center or on side streets as this will likely result in you receiving a City of Rockville parking ticket.

Please assist the staff in making the parking operation a smooth one.

Advertising

Advertising in the meet program and the selling of products on site is limited to MCSL Gold Sponsors.

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2018 MCSL Individual All Star Meet

Date, Location & Schedule

The MCSL Individual All Star Meet will be held at the Rockville Swim and Fitness Center on Sunday, July 29th. Warm-ups will begin at 7:00 am and the first Event will start at 8:00 am. The facility will open at 6:30 am.

The entire pool will be available for general warm-up but only lanes 2, 3, 6 and 7 of the Competition area will be available for Starts and Sprints. The warm-up schedule is as follows:

Time Age Groups

7:00 thru 7:20 - 12 & Under

7:20 thru 7:40 - 13 & Over

7:40 thru 7:50 - All Ages - Late Warm-up

Lanes 2, 3, 6 and 7 will be used for Starts and Sprints throughout the Warm-up session. All other lanes will be available for General Warm-up. All swimmers must enter the pool at the Start End only.

With the exception of the Start and & Sprint lanes all swimmers must enter the pool feet first.

Continuous warm-up will be available throughout the meet at the far end of the pool (non-Competition area) but no Starts will be possible during continuous warm-up. Feet first entry only!

If a swimmer, based on previous time rankings, expects they will be seeded in the meet and they either (1) do not plan on participating in the meet or (2) do not want to swim a particular event, they should scratch from the events they do not want to swim. Scratches for this meet will not be accepted after 6:00 pm on Monday, July 23rd and must be submitted utilizing the MCSL Online Scratch process.

Check-in Procedures

There is no Clerk of Course utilized at this meet. All swimmers should report to their assigned lanes for their events. Alternates should check-in with the Deck Referee in advance of the event for which they are entered as an alternate. If there are empty lanes they will be placed in a lane. If there are empty lanes and no alternates present at the start of the event the lanes will not be filled.

Officials, Timers and Other Volunteers

The All Star Officials/Volunteers Coordinator for each Division will be soliciting volunteers to work as Officials (Referee, Starter and Stroke & Turn Judges) as well Timers/Take-Off Judges/Marshals. If you wish to work as an official, please contact the competition committee at competition@mcsl.org with your preferred assignment and team affiliation. All other volunteers are asked to sign up using the following link:

Preliminary Individual All Star Seeding’s will be posted in advance of the meet with Final Seeding’s posted by the Thursday before the Meet. If you identify errors or have questions regarding a swimmers seeding you should reach out to Bob Hincke at automation@mcsl.org.

Meet T-Shirts

Meet T–Shirts for this event may be ordered in advance of the meet through Capital Sport & Swim. Use this sizing sheet and this order form. T-Shirts may be ordered for all swimmers that are listed on the Individual All Star seeding (including alternates) posted on the web. T-Shirts may be picked-up, by a team Representative, at the Capital Swim & Sport tent during the meet.

Meet Programs

Meet programs will be available on the MCSL website in advance of the meet. Meet programs will not be available on site.

Team Tents

Team tents may be placed on the grassy areas behind the starting end of the Competition Pool. No tents will be permitted in the grassy area between the Competition Pool and the upper Recreation pools. If you choose to leave your tent over night after All Star Relays you do so at your own risk.

Parking

Entrance to the Centers parking lot is only through the easternmost (indoor pool) driveway and the exit is through the westernmost (outdoor pool) driveway.

A fee of $1.00 is charged for parking in the Center’s lot. You may drop someone off without paying the fee but you cannot park in the lot and must exit after dropping off. If you choose to park in the Centers lot only park in defined spaces. Do not make your own parking space.

If you do not park in the Centers lot you may park on Martins Lane, the Rock Terrace School parking lot (do not park on their fields or grass) or in the Board of Education parking lot off of Mannakee Street.

Do not park on the baseball field across the street from the Center or on side streets as this will likely result in you receiving a City of Rockville parking ticket.

Please assist the staff in making the parking operation a smooth one.

Advertising

Advertising in the meet program and the selling of products on site is limited to MCSL Gold Sponsors.